Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wins the 1,500m and 5K at His Own Race in Sandnes
The Olympic champion took both street races at the first RunFest Norway, the festival he started with his brothers, two weeks after a world road 5K silver and a bout of COVID-19.
Elite Runners
Nearly 166,000 Runners Entered the First Paris Marathon Lottery
It is the first time the race has handed out places by draw, and the first runners picked for the 50th edition on April 4, 2027 have 72 hours to pay €169 ($191) for a bib.
Race Coverage
Vinny Mauri Built His Chicago Marathon Fitness on a Planet Fitness Treadmill
The 2:05 debutant has spent the fall running workouts at speeds well past those tested in recent treadmill-versus-road studies, and on Oct. 11 he will have other runners to shelter behind for the first time in a marathon.
Elite Runners
Brisbane 2032 Leaked Its Olympic Emblem Three Days Early On YouTube
The design, a pink cockatoo for the Olympics and a sulphur-crested cockatoo for the Paralympics, was meant to be unveiled in Brisbane on Monday. Organizers moved the full reveal up to Saturday on the Gold Coast instead.
Track and Field
Nike Apex Explained: Can Nike’s Zero Drop Super Shoe Beat the Adidas Evo 3?
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Podcast
Nike Unveils the Apex, a Zero-Drop Super Shoe Meant to Be an Adidas Pro Evo 3 Killer
The shoe stacks 40 mm of cushioning under both the heel and forefoot, and it drops just days after the Adidas Pro Evo 3 swept the podiums in Berlin.
Michael Doyle
Elvis Cheboi and Maritu Ketema Head the Latest Additions to the Toronto Waterfront Marathon Field
Cheboi, the 2023 champion, beat Gizealew Ayana by four seconds in Ottawa in May and meets him again on Oct. 18, while Ketema’s 2:21:52 leaves her 68 seconds off the women’s course record.
Race Coverage
Lucia Stafford Wins the First Bloor Street Mile Faster Than She Ran at Worlds
The two-time Olympian signed up only a few days before the race and ran 4:23 in Toronto on Sunday, eight days after her 4:29.51 placed her eighth at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.
Race Coverage
Denver’s Taco Bell 50K Returns Saturday With 10 Stops and a Strict No-Puking Rule
The ninth edition starts at 7:30 a.m. on South Broadway, where runners have 11 hours to cover 31 miles and eat at nine Taco Bells, in a race that had only 40 starters three years ago.
Trail and Ultras
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